diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index c91709d..0d8d3d6 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -42,8 +42,11 @@ func (c *client) Start() error {
 	}
 	c.stopChan = make(chan struct{})
 
+	c.clientHandler.OnStart()
+
 	c.stopWg.Add(1)
 	go runClient(c)
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -54,6 +57,7 @@ func (c *client) Stop() {
 	close(c.stopChan)
 	c.stopWg.Wait()
 	c.stopChan = nil
+	c.clientHandler.OnStop()
 }
 
 func runClient(c *client) {
diff --git a/client_handler.go b/client_handler.go
index 3198bfc..4ae2525 100644
--- a/client_handler.go
+++ b/client_handler.go
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 type ClientHandler interface {
+	OnStart()
+	OnStop()
+
 	Dial() (conn io.ReadWriteCloser, err error)
 	OnHandshake(remoteAddr string, rwc io.ReadWriteCloser) error
 	Handle(rwc io.ReadWriteCloser, stopChan chan struct{})
diff --git a/client_handlers.go b/client_handlers.go
index 5f1ee6b..5be8caf 100644
--- a/client_handlers.go
+++ b/client_handlers.go
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ type ClientHandlers struct {
 	KeepAlivePeriod time.Duration
 }
 
+func (ch *ClientHandlers) OnStart() {
+	// no op
+}
+
+func (ch *ClientHandlers) OnStop() {
+	// no op
+}
+
 func (ch *ClientHandlers) Dial() (conn io.ReadWriteCloser, err error) {
 	return nil, errors.New("Client: Handler method[Dial] of Client is not implement")
 }
diff --git a/ipc/server_handlers_unix.go b/ipc/server_handlers_unix.go
index 0de673c..5d14406 100644
--- a/ipc/server_handlers_unix.go
+++ b/ipc/server_handlers_unix.go
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ func (sh *ServerHandlers) Listen() (l net.Listener, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (sh *ServerHandlers) Stopped() {
+func (sh *ServerHandlers) OnStop() {
 	os.Remove(sh.Addr)
 }
diff --git a/ipc/server_handlers_windows.go b/ipc/server_handlers_windows.go
index 0f46d16..769472c 100644
--- a/ipc/server_handlers_windows.go
+++ b/ipc/server_handlers_windows.go
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ func (sh *ServerHandlers) Listen() (net.Listener, error) {
 	return npipe.Listen(s.path)
 }
 
-func (sh *ServerHandlers) Stopped() {
+func (sh *ServerHandlers) OnStop() {
 
 }
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index dbec47a..a72329d 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -50,8 +50,11 @@ func (s *server) Start() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	s.serverHandler.OnStart()
+
 	s.stopWg.Add(1)
 	go runServer(s)
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -62,7 +65,7 @@ func (s *server) Stop() {
 	close(s.stopChan)
 	s.stopWg.Wait()
 	s.stopChan = nil
-	s.serverHandler.OnStopped()
+	s.serverHandler.OnStop()
 }
 
 func (s *server) Serve() error {
diff --git a/server_handler.go b/server_handler.go
index a1d1e4d..a5ee011 100644
--- a/server_handler.go
+++ b/server_handler.go
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 type ServerHandler interface {
+	OnStart()
+	OnStop()
+
 	Listen() (net.Listener, error)
 	OnHandshake(remoteAddr string, rwc io.ReadWriteCloser) error
 	Handle(remoteAddr string, rwc io.ReadWriteCloser, stopChan chan struct{})
-	OnStopped()
 
 	IsClientDisconnect(err error) bool
 
diff --git a/server_handlers.go b/server_handlers.go
index 974a945..3fb2610 100644
--- a/server_handlers.go
+++ b/server_handlers.go
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ type ServerHandlers struct {
 	KeepAlivePeriod time.Duration
 }
 
+func (sh *ServerHandlers) OnStart() {
+	// no op
+}
+
+func (sh *ServerHandlers) OnStop() {
+	// no op
+}
+
 func (sh *ServerHandlers) Listen() (net.Listener, error) {
 	return nil, errors.New("Server: Handler method[Listen] of Server is not implement")
 }
@@ -39,10 +47,6 @@ func (sh *ServerHandlers) IsClientDisconnect(err error) bool {
 	return err == io.ErrUnexpectedEOF || err == io.EOF
 }
 
-func (sh *ServerHandlers) OnStopped() {
-
-}
-
 func (sh *ServerHandlers) GetAddr() string {
 	return sh.Addr
 }